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Subject: Re: [OM] Old Camera whoas
From: andrew fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 07:50:26 +1000
He's a camera store salesman and the Canon rep. lent it to him for the
weekend. He's lost his licence to drive (came to an agreement with Her
Majesty - he wouldn't drive and she wouldn't throw him in jail). His
girlfriend seems happy enough.
If the EOS1v is a penis substitute, I'm in serious trouble! (too small, too
slow and no red go-faster stripe).
AndrewF


>    >Owner claimed that it could chew a 36exp. film  in
>>4.7 seconds at top speed     What is it meant to be? A camera or an AK-47
>>Kalashnikov assault rifle? Sounds like a guy who also drives a Jaguar XK
>>and has  the small p*nis to match ;)    
>
>   ----- Original Message -----    From:    ClassicVW@xxxxxxx    To:
>olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 12:37 AM   Subject:
>Re: [OM] Old Camera whoas
>And I'm sure he was    impressed that it could chew through a roll of film
>that
>fast. Too bad the    thing can't think and compose for him that fast too. As
>others here have    said- we need to slow down and think about that shot- the
>lighting, the    composition, the colors, the exposure...
>
>George S.
>
>afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
>
>OK - nap over. I handled a Canon EOS1v with a 28-70  L      grade big zoom
>yesterday. Interesting. Owner claimed that it could chew      a 36exp.
>film in
>4.7 seconds at top speed  - including the rewind!      Fast, utterly quiet
>auto-focus. Small problem - it seemed to weigh about      3 kilos. Absolute
>backbreaker. No thanks.
>andrewF




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